Patents Issued in December 17, 2019
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Patent number: 10510991Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a mask structure for pixel layout of an OLED panel, an OLED panel and a method for manufacturing the same. The mask structure for pixel layout of an OLED panel comprises: a deposition mask patterned on a substrate and surrounding each pixel region, the deposition mask comprising a first deposition wall and a second deposition wall arranged oppositely in pairs in a first direction, a third deposition wall and a fourth deposition wall arranged oppositely in pairs in a second direction intersecting the first direction, as well as a fifth deposition wall and a sixth deposition wall arranged oppositely in pairs in the first direction. The pixel layout comprises a first sub-pixel region adjacent to the second deposition wall, a second sub-pixel region adjacent to the first deposition wall, and a third sub-pixel region adjacent to the fourth deposition wall.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Boris Kristal
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Patent number: 10510992Abstract: A method for exposing an electrode terminal covered with an organic film in a light-emitting device without damaging the electrode terminal is provided. In a region of the electrode terminal to which electric power from an external power supply or an external signal is input, an island-shaped organic compound-containing layer is formed and the organic film is formed thereover. The organic film is removed by utilizing low adhesion of an interface between the organic compound-containing layer and the electrode terminal, whereby the electrode terminal can be exposed without damage to the electrode terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiro Chida, Kaoru Hatano, Tomoya Aoyama, Ryu Komatsu, Masatoshi Kataniwa
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Patent number: 10510993Abstract: The disclosure provides a production method for an EL device including a base material, a TFT layer, and an EL layer; the production method including: forming at least a portion of the base material from a first resin film obtained by curing a first solution applied and a second resin film obtained by curing a second solution applied, wherein a viscosity of the first solution is made higher than a viscosity of the second solution.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tokuo Yoshida
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Patent number: 10510994Abstract: In a method of manufacturing an organic device, a lead portions (4A and 4B) having a gas barrier property are provided at one end and the other end in a longitudinal direction of a substrate (3). The method includes a formation step (S02, S03, or S04) of forming at least one of electrode layers (5 and 9) and an organic functional layer (7) on the substrate (3), a winding step (S05) of winding the substrate (3) in a roll shape after the formation step (S02, S03, or S04), and a storage step (S06) of storing the roll-shaped substrate (3) after the winding step (S05).Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventor: Shuichi Sassa
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Patent number: 10510995Abstract: A film formation method of introducing, into a film formation chamber, a vaporized material obtained by vaporizing a liquid-form organic material in a vaporizing chamber and forming a vapor deposition film composed of the vaporized material on a surface of a film formed substrate placed within the film formation chamber. The method includes: holding an internal temperature of the vaporizing chamber at a lower temperature than a reaction temperature at which the organic material polymerizes; holding an internal pressure of the vaporizing chamber at a saturated vapor pressure of the organic material; setting an internal temperature of the film formation chamber to the same temperature as the internal temperature of the vaporizing chamber; and forming the film in a state where the film formed substrate is held at a temperature lower than the internal temperature of the film formation chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takeshi Hirase
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Patent number: 10510996Abstract: According to the present invention, grip feeling of an electronic device to which the battery is mounted may be improved by optimizing a shape of a battery, and miniaturization of the electronic device may be promoted at the same time. In order to achieve the above-described object, a battery is disclosed, the battery including: a first surface having a circumference of a closed curve having a curve; a second surface having a circumference of a closed curve having a curve; and a volume portion configured to connect the first surface to the second surface and defining a volume, wherein at least one of the first surface and the second surface has a circumference of the closed curve defined by connecting ends of each of two curves curved in the same direction to each other, and the first surface has an area different from that of the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Yoo Jin An, Hyung Ku Yun, In Gu An, Dong Myung Kim
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Patent number: 10510997Abstract: A film-covered battery houses, in a film covering material 4 obtained by stacking a heat sealing layer 13, a barrier layer 12, and a protective layer 11, a battery element 6 obtained by arranging positive and negative electrodes through separators and has a sealing portion that seals a periphery of the film covering material 4 housing the battery element 6. The sealing portion 18 includes an agglomeration/sealing portion 19 and a first interface bonding portion 15 provided so as to be adjacent to the battery element housing portion side of the agglomeration/sealing portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Envision AESC Energy Devices Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Ikuo Kojima
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Patent number: 10510998Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrode feedthru assembly for an electronic device and method of manufacturing. The feedthru assembly includes a ferrule, an electrode assembly, and an elastomer. The ferrule includes a bore through which the electrode assembly is positioned. The electrode assembly includes an electrode wire attached to a crimp pin. The crimp pin includes a crimp terminal portion and a pin terminal portion, the crimp terminal portion being crimped to a portion of the electrode wire to form a connected portion of the electrode assembly. The elastomer is disposed in the bore of the ferrule between the ferrule and the electrode assembly. The elastomer electrically isolates the ferrule from the electrode assembly and encapsulates at least the connected portion of the electrode assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: PACESETTER, INC.Inventors: Troy L. McCurry, Ralph Jason Hemphill, Peter Fernstrom, Tearl Stocker
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Patent number: 10510999Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a cell cover for a secondary battery, which accommodates at least one secondary battery in an internal space and is mounted in a groove formed on a top surface of a cooling plate having an uneven plate shape, the cell cover including a first side plate and a second side plate facing each other to form opposite side surfaces of the internal space, a top plate forming a top surface of the internal space and connecting upper edges of the first side plate and the second side plate, and a first bottom plate extending from a lower edge of the first side plate and a second bottom plate extending from a lower edge of the second side plate to face the first bottom plate, the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate forming a bottom surface of the internal space, in which the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate are inclined downwardly at an angle with respect to a horizontal plane, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Ha-Neul Yoo, Jong-Soo Ha, Sang-Il Son, Yun-Ki Choi, Hang-June Choi
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Patent number: 10511000Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery with an electrode terminal connected to a lead tab, a metal holder to accommodate the battery, and an insulating holder spacing apart the metal holder from the battery, the insulating holder including a coupling part coupled with the metal holder, and the lead tab being connected to electrode terminal through an opening in the insulating holder.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventor: Man Sik Cho
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Patent number: 10511001Abstract: An example battery-based energy storage device that comprises: a battery chamber configured to host a plurality of rechargeable battery packs; an operation chamber separated from the battery chamber by at least an insulation board; an energy storage inverter mounted on the operation chamber; a battery control box mounted on the operation chamber and configured to control one or more operations of the plurality of rechargeable battery packs; a first door rotatably mounted on the battery chamber; a second door rotatably mounted on the battery chamber. The first door and the second door open outward and are on opposite sides of the battery chamber; and a third door rotatably mounted on the operation chamber. The energy storage inverter is configured to convert AC to DC when charging a rechargeable battery pack and to convert DC to AC when providing power to an external device from a rechargeable battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Sinexcel Inc.Inventors: Junheng Zhang, Ran Gao, Xiaobo Fan, Chenglei Wang, Haibin Lu, Wei Deng, Yingchuan Li, Jibo Zhang
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Patent number: 10511002Abstract: A battery module includes: a case body for storing a plurality of cells each having an exhaust gas valve; an exhaust passage for releasing, to the outside of the case body, the high-pressure and high-temperature exhaust gas having come from the cells; and a flow route changing unit that is disposed in the exhaust passage, has a hole for passing the exhaust gas, and elongates the flow route of the exhaust gas from the upstream side to the downstream side of the exhaust passage by changing the flow direction of the exhaust gas a plurality of times in a zigzag manner along at least one of the width and height directions of the exhaust passage. The flow route changing unit includes a plurality of flat plates each having a hole for passing the exhaust gas.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Keisuke Shimizu, Daisuke Kishii, Takeshi Enomoto
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Patent number: 10511003Abstract: A separator which is permeable to hydroxide ion contains at least one Dendrite Stopping Substance such as Ni(OH)2, or its precursor.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: AZA HOLDING PTE. LTD.Inventors: Didier Guillonnet, Suren Martirosyan
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Patent number: 10511004Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer, and an electrolyte layer having an electrolyte solution containing a non-aqueous solvent. At least one of the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer contains an electrode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a core part including an electrode active material and a shell part including a conductive material in a base material formed by a gel-forming polymer having a liquid absorption rate with respect to the electrolyte solution of 10 to 200%.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuki Kusachi, Yasuhiko Ohsawa, Hiroshi Akama, Hideaki Horie, Yuta Murakami, Kenichi Kawakita, Yusuke Mizuno, Yasuhiro Tsudo, Yasuhiro Shindo
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Patent number: 10511005Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes a pack case forming an appearance of the battery pack, a battery module assembly provided in the pack case and having at least one battery module, and a service plug configured to electrically connect the battery module assembly or cut off the electric connection of the battery module assembly, the service plug having a plug bus bar directly connected to the battery module assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Chang-Bok Lee, Jin-Hyung Lee
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Patent number: 10511006Abstract: A battery module includes a lower housing and a plurality of battery cells. The plurality of battery cells are electrically coupled together to produce a voltage. A lid assembly is disposed over the battery cells and is coupled to the lower housing. The lid assembly includes a lid and a plurality of bus bar interconnects mounted on the lid. A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly is disposed on and coupled to the lid assembly, and the PCB assembly includes a PCB. A cover is disposed over and coupled to the lower housing to hermetically seal the battery module.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: CPS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Richard M. DeKeuster, Edward J. Soleski, Robert J. Mack, Gary P. Houchin-Miller, Stephen D. Cash, Lisa L. Winders, Jack L. Johnson
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Patent number: 10511007Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode collector electrically connected to a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode collector electrically connected to a negative electrode plate. At least one of the collectors includes a first-side base portion disposed near the sealing plate, and a first-side lead portion connected to one end portion of the first-side base portion and extending towards an electrode body. The first-side lead portion includes a first-side power generating element joining portion joined to a lateral side of the electrode body, and a first-side inclined portion inclined with respect to a thickness direction of the electrode body from the first-side power generating element joining portion towards an outer side in the thickness direction. A total weight of the electrode body and nonaqueous electrolyte contained in the electrode body ranges from 200 g or more to 500 g or less.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Muraoka, Tomoharu Arai, Tetsuya Okado, Shingo Tode, Toyoki Fujihara
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Patent number: 10511008Abstract: Battery contact with surface texturing. Exemplary battery contacts are located within a battery pack. The battery pack is operable to provide power to a device through a device contact of the device. The battery pack includes a battery pack housing, at least one battery cell located within the battery pack housing, and battery contacts including a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The battery contacts are configured to engage the device contact of the device and allow electric current to transfer from the battery pack to the device. The battery contacts define a surface having a surface texture. The surface texture includes raised portions for contacting the device contact to allow electric current to transfer from the battery pack to the device. The surface texture also includes recessed regions spaced away from the surface and for providing a space between the battery contacts and the device contact.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITEDInventors: James Brush, Mao Zhen Guo, Brent M. Willey, William S. Miller
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Patent number: 10511009Abstract: An electrical energy storage device includes: a casing; a terminal; and an current interruption device. The terminal includes a column part inserted in the opening provided on the terminal wall of the casing and a base part disposed within the casing. An insulating member is disposed between the terminal and the terminal wall, the insulating member surrounds an entire periphery of the column part. The insulating member includes a sealing part sealing between the inside and the outside of the casing at a sealing position, and a non-sealing part. In an entire space provided between the terminal and the terminal wall on an inner side of the casing than the sealing position, the non-sealing part is disposed from an end face in the space on a casing outer side to an end face in the space on a casing inner side.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Motoaki Okuda, Takayuki Hirose, Hiroyasu Nishihara
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Patent number: 10511011Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrolyte impregnation apparatus comprising: a pressing unit comprising a pressing plate that presses a battery cell in which an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are accommodated; and an ultrasonic vibration unit installed to a portion or the whole of the pressing plate to apply ultrasonic vibration to the battery cell.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventor: Gyu Ok Hwang
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Patent number: 10511012Abstract: Battery systems using coated conversion materials as the active material in battery cathodes are provided herein. Protective coatings may be an oxide, phosphate, or fluoride, and may be lithiated. The coating may selectively isolate the conversion material from the electrolyte. Methods for fabricating batteries and battery systems with coated conversion material are also provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: QuantumScape CorporationInventors: Rainer Fasching, Joseph Han, Jon Shan, Ghyrn E. Loveness, Eric Tulsky, Timothy Holme
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Patent number: 10511013Abstract: A method of fabricating a negative electrode for an electrochemical cell may comprise: providing an electrically conductive substrate; depositing a metal layer on the substrate; anodizing the metal layer to form a porous layer on the substrate; depositing a layer of ion conducting material on the porous layer, the layer extending at least partially into pores of the porous layer; densifying the layer of ion conducting material; depositing a layer of alkali metal on the densified layer of ion conducting material; attaching a temporary electrode to the layer of alkali metal and passing a current between the temporary electrode and the substrate to drive alkali metal through the densified layer of ion conducting material to the surface of the substrate, forming an alkali metal reservoir at the surface of the substrate. Furthermore, an electrically conductive mesh may be used in place of the porous layer on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventor: Subramanya P. Herle
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Patent number: 10511014Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a battery module. The battery module includes five nonaqueous electrolyte batteries electrically connected in series. The five nonaqueous electrolyte batteries each include a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes an active material including a titanium-including composite oxide. The titanium-including composite oxide includes Na and a metal element M within a crystal structure. The metal element M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr, Sn, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Fe, Co, Mn, and Al.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasuhiro Harada, Norio Takami, Yorikazu Yoshida, Kazuki Ise
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Patent number: 10511015Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal electrode, a method for preparing the same, and an electrochemical device comprising the same, and particularly, the present invention provides a metal electrode comprising a lithium or sodium metal electrode of which coating thickness can be controlled to a nano size, on which electrochemical active material, phosphorene in the form of two-dimensional monolayer thin film, or a multilayer thin film in which two or more layers of phosphorene are stacked is coated, a method for preparing the same, and an electrochemical device comprising the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Kyu Tae Lee, Young Jin Kim, Seong Mo Oh
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Patent number: 10511016Abstract: A lead acid battery comprising a negative electrode, a positive electrode comprising lead oxide, an electrolyte in physical contact with the negative electrode and the positive electrode, an optional separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, wherein the negative electrode comprises a plurality of particulates of graphene-protected lead or lead alloy, wherein at least one of the particulates is formed of a single or a plurality of graphene sheets and a single or a plurality of fine lead or lead alloy particles having a size smaller than 10 ?m, and the graphene sheets and the particles are mutually bonded or agglomerated into the particulate with at least a graphene sheet embracing or wrapping around the particulate, and wherein graphene is in an amount of at least 0.01% but less than 99% by weight based on the total weight of the particulate.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Global Graphene Group, Inc.Inventors: Aruna Zhamu, Bor Z. Jang
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Patent number: 10511017Abstract: The present disclosure relates to composites of hollow carbon nanospheres (HCNS) and a metal, a metalloid, an alloy, a compound thereof, or any combination of the foregoing, and the use of such composites for making ion storage materials, such as negative electrode active material for lithium ion batteries.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: The George Washington UniversityInventors: Michael Wagner, Nathan Banek, Kevin Hays
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Patent number: 10511018Abstract: A method for producing a coated powder including homogeneously mixing an electrochemically active material including electrochemically active particles with nanosize particles in a ratio determined by the surface area of the electrochemically active particles to form a homogeneous powder, adding a polymer and mixing to form a homogeneous solid mixture, adding a solvent to dissolve the polymer and form a viscous slurry, mixing the viscous slurry, and drying the viscous slurry to cause the nanosize particles to become localized adjacent to an outer surface of the electrochemically active particles with the polymer maintaining the proximity between the nanosize conductive particles and the outer surface of the electrochemically active particles.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Physical Sciences, Inc.Inventor: Christopher M. Lang
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Patent number: 10511019Abstract: The present disclosure relates to liquid solutions which include particulates that can function as an electrode, thereby forming an electrode solution, useful in the fabrication of liquid flow electrochemical cells and liquid flow batteries. The electrode solutions of the present disclosure may include an electrolyte comprising a liquid medium and at least one redox active specie, wherein the electrolyte has a density, De; and a core-shell particulate (202, 204) having a core, a shell and a density Dp, wherein at least a portion of the shell of the core-shell particulate includes an electrically conductive first metal and wherein 0.8De?Dp?1.2De; and wherein a first redox active specie of the at least one redox active specie and the electrically conductive first metal are different elements. The present disclosure also provides electrochemical cells and liquid flow batteries comprising an electrode solution according to the present disclosure.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventor: Brandon A. Bartling
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Patent number: 10511020Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery positive electrode active material formed from a lithium-nickel composite oxide which, while retaining high capacity and a high level of safety, has an excellent cycle characteristic by controlling reaction resistance and a method for producing it. [Solution] A lithium-nickel composite oxide is produced by steps (a) to (c) described below: (a) nickel hydroxide and/or nickel oxyhydroxide in a prescribed composition are sintered in a non-reducing atmosphere having 850° C. or lower to give nickel oxide; (b) after the nickel oxide and a lithium compound are mixed in a prescribed molar ratio, the mixture is sintered in an oxygen atmosphere at a temperature of 650 to 850° C.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignees: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD., SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Shin Imaizumi, Hideo Sasaoka, Shinichi Yasuda, Yutaka Kawatate, Takahiro Sakamoto
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Patent number: 10511021Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has both high capacity and high regeneration. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode contains a Ni-containing lithium transition metal oxide having a layered structure and also contains a tungsten compound and/or a molybdenum compound. The percentage of Ni is greater than 90 mole percent with respect to the molar amount of the lithium transition metal oxide. The amount of the compound is 0.1 mole percent to 1.5 mole percent with respect to the molar amount of the lithium transition metal oxide in terms of tungsten element and/or molybdenum element.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Oka, Kaoru Nagata, Manabu Takijiri, Takeshi Ogasawara
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Patent number: 10511022Abstract: A lead-based alloy containing alloying additions of bismuth, antimony, arsenic, and tin is used for the production of doped leady oxides, lead-acid battery active materials, lead-acid battery electrodes, and lead-acid batteries.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: RSR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: R. David Prengaman, Timothy W. Ellis, Matthew T. Raiford
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Patent number: 10511023Abstract: An electrode including fluorinated and surface defluorinated coal is described, as well as methods of producing such and employing such within an electrical system. The coal in the electrodes is fluorinated at an amount of between 0.3 and 1.4. The resulting coal products can be further surface defluorinated and maintain functionality within an electrical system.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Stephen M. Lipka, Christopher R. Swartz
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Patent number: 10511024Abstract: An electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode mixture layer. The electrode mixture layer contains a hollow active material particle and a needle-shaped filler having a through-hole that extends through the needle-shaped filler in a longitudinal direction. The needle-shaped filler is arranged on surfaces of the hollow active material particle.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroya Umeyama, Tatsuya Hashimoto, Naoyuki Wada, Keiichi Takahashi, Koichi Toriyama
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Patent number: 10511025Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an electrode by forming an electrode mixture layer on a surface of a current collector using an electrode mixture composition containing an aqueous polyimide precursor solution composition and a specific crosslinking agent, the aqueous polyimide precursor solution composition being obtained by dissolving a specific polyamide acid in an aqueous solvent together with a specific imidazole, and subsequently performing heat treatment to remove the solvent and perform an imidization reaction of the polyamide acid. It is preferable that the imidazole is an imidazole selected from the group consisting of 1,2-dimethylimidazole, 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole, 4-ethyl-2-methylimidazole, and 1-methyl-4-ethylimidazole.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takeshige Nakayama, Tomonori Nakayama, Naoki Kitayama
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Patent number: 10511026Abstract: A negative electrode active material of an embodiment for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes silicon or silicon oxide including silicon inside, a carbonaceous substance containing the silicon or the silicon oxide including silicon inside, and a phase including a silicate compound and a conductive assistant, the phase being interposed between the silicon or the silicon oxide including silicon inside and the carbonaceous substance. The silicate compound is a complexed oxide including an oxide including at least one element selected from the group consisting of; an alkaline earth element, a transition metal element, and a rare-earth element and a silicon oxide.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takayuki Fukasawa, Kenji Essaki, Tomokazu Morita, Takashi Kuboki
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Patent number: 10511027Abstract: An aspect of the subject technology/invention of the present disclosure includes electrode structures or elements/components that have (e.g., present) fractal and/or self-complementary shapes or structures, e.g., on a surface. Such shapes or structures can be pre-existing. The electrodes can be made of any suitable material. The electrodes may function or operate or be used as a “seed” structure to incorporate or receive a material or materials useful for lattice assisted nuclear reactions and/or cold fusion processes.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc.Inventor: Nathan Cohen
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Patent number: 10511028Abstract: The present specification relates to an electrolyte membrane, a fuel cell including the same, a battery module including the fuel cell, and a method for manufacturing the electrolyte membrane.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jong Woo Kim, Changseok Ryoo, Gyunjoong Kim, Kwangwook Choi, Sanghyeok Im, Yeonhyuk Heo
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Patent number: 10511029Abstract: A method for manufacturing a catalyst support includes: heat-treating a crystalline carbon support in a temperature range from 700° C. to 1100° C. under a vapor atmosphere to increase a specific surface area of the carbon support; and applying a magnetic field to the increased specific surface area of the carbon support to remove an impurity.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, VINATECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin Seong Choi, Bum Wook Roh, Seung Ho Yu, Jin Su Hyun, Han Gi Jeong
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Patent number: 10511030Abstract: An anti-corrosion structure and a fuel cell employing the same are provided. The anti-corrosion structure includes an aluminum layer, a first anti-corrosion layer, and an intermediate layer disposed between the aluminum layer and the first anti-corrosion layer. In particular, the first anti-corrosion layer can be a nickel-tin-containing alloy layer, and the intermediate layer can be a nickel-tin-aluminum-containing alloy layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chia-Cheng Hsu, Hsu-Shen Chu
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Patent number: 10511031Abstract: A method of forming diffusion barrier layer includes providing an interconnect for a fuel cell stack, forming a glass barrier precursor layer over a Mn and/or Co containing electrically conductive contact layer on the interconnect, and heating the barrier precursor layer to precipitate crystals in the barrier precursor layer to convert the barrier precursor layer to a glass ceramic barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATIONInventors: Shailendra Parihar, Emad El Batawi, Anita Pradeep Hothur
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Patent number: 10511032Abstract: A fuel cell includes an electrode assembly having an electrolyte between an anode and a cathode for generating an electric current and byproduct water. A porous plate is located adjacent to the electrode and includes reactant gas channels for delivering a reactant gas to the electrode assembly. A separator plate is located adjacent the porous plate such that the porous plate is between the electrode assembly and the separator plate. The separator plate includes a reactant gas inlet manifold and a reactant gas outlet manifold in fluid connection with the reactant gas channels, and a purge manifold in fluid connection with the porous plate such that limiting flow of the reactant gas from the reactant gas outlet manifold and opening the purge manifold under a pressure of the reactant gas in the reactant gas channels drives the byproduct water toward the purge manifold for removal from the fuel cell.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Paravastu Badrinarayanan, Kazuki Amemiya
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Patent number: 10511033Abstract: An interconnector made of a lanthanum chromite is provided on a fuel electrode of an SOFC, and a P-type semiconductor film which is a conductive ceramics film is formed on a surface of the interconnector. When a maximum value (maximum joining width) of the “lengths of a plurality of portions at which the interconnector and the P-type semiconductor film are brought into contact with each other” on a “line (boundary line) corresponding to an interface between the interconnector and the P-type semiconductor film in a cross section including the interconnector and the P-type semiconductor film” is 40 ?m or less, peeling becomes less liable to occur in a portion corresponding to the maximum joining width at the interface.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2013Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Koga, Makoto Ohmori
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Patent number: 10511034Abstract: The invention provides gasket for a fuel battery provided in a fuel battery cell in which an intermediate part including an MEA is interposed between a pair of separators, and structured such that each of a gasket main body retained to one separator of the pair of separators and a gasket main body retained to the other separator comes into contact with the intermediate part at positions where they overlap planarly, wherein bank portions for fixed size stop according to a gasket thickness are integrally formed in both sides or one side in a width direction of both the gasket main bodies. The bank portions for fixed size stop are preferably supported by convex portions which are provided in the separators. Therefore, it is possible to inhibit gasket main bodies from being compressed beyond supposition in the case that contact portions of the gasket main bodies are compressed.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: NOK CorporationInventors: Takayuki Horimoto, Hajime Yui
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Patent number: 10511035Abstract: A method and system for high temperature fuel cell system or electrolysis cell are disclosed which include recirculating a fraction of gas exhausted from at least one of sides an anode side and a cathode side; accomplishing a desired flow rate of the recirculated flow by using an ejector via at least one primary feedstock fluid to a nozzle of the ejector, which nozzle has a convergent-divergent flow channel through which fluid is expanded from an initial higher pressure to lower pressure; providing supplementary fluid to the nozzle of the ejector; regulating respective ratio of the fluids of the ejector to maintain a desired motive flow and pressure at the nozzle of the ejector in order to accomplish desired recirculated flow rate; and cutting off the supplementary fluid when a level of system loading is the primary feedstock fluid alone maintains desired flow and pressure at ejector inlet.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: CONVION OYInventor: Tuomas Hakala
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Patent number: 10511036Abstract: A channel forming body used in a fuel cell module has a gas channel, a water conduit, and a communication path that provides communication between the gas channel and the water conduit. When a ridge is seen in a cross-section perpendicular to a channel extension direction, one of both ends of an external shape of the ridge is shaped so as to be located closer to a center of the ridge than an imaginary surface of the channel assumed to extend in a straight line along the channel extension direction. Portions of the ridge located closer to the center of the ridge are formed opposite from each other at left and right ends of the external shape of the ridge with the communication path interposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroya Nakaji, Kazunori Shibata, Hiroki Okabe, Kousuke Kawajiri, Satoshi Futami, Keiji Hashimoto, Takamasa Kanie
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Patent number: 10511037Abstract: An apparatus for removing moisture of a stack enclosure includes a protective case accommodating a fuel cell stack therein, a radiation heater mounted at a lower surface of the protective case, the radiation heater enabling discharged air to move toward an upper part of the protective case, and a cooler for cooling air moving along the upper part of the protective case, the cooler guiding cooled air to move toward the lower surface of the protective case.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventor: Haeng Jin Ko
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Patent number: 10511038Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling hydrogen purging are provided. The hydrogen purging control apparatus includes a purge valve that is disposed at an outlet on an anode side of a fuel cell stack and is configured to adjust an amount of emission of hydrogen containing impurities. Additionally, a controller is configured to adjust an opening and closing cycle of the purge valve based on a required output or an output current of the fuel cell stack.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Kyung Won Suh, Sang Uk Kwon, Kyu Il Lee
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Patent number: 10511039Abstract: A solid-state hydrogen storage device and a solid-state hydrogen storage system are provided. The solid-state hydrogen storage device includes a storage unit that stores a first hydrogen storage material therein and a heat medium pipe that is disposed in the storage unit including a heat medium and a second hydrogen storage material. The heat medium pipe includes a separating pipe disposed therein to separate the heat medium and the second hydrogen storage material from each other, and the second hydrogen storage material is disposed in the separating pipe.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Sangbaek Park, Dong Hoon Nam
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Patent number: 10511040Abstract: A fuel cell system configured to generate an electric power by supplying an anode gas and a cathode gas to a fuel cell includes: a connection line configured to connect the fuel cell to an electric load; a converter connected to the connection line and a battery, the converter being configured to adjust a voltage of the connection line; a target output current calculating unit configured to calculate a target output current of the fuel cell in accordance with a load of the electric load; a converter control unit configured to carry out a switching control for the converter in accordance with the target output current; and a flow rate control unit configured to control a flow rate of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell in accordance with the target output current.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Michihiko Matsumoto
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Patent number: 10511041Abstract: A method of controlling the operation of a fuel cell system is provided. The method includes diagnosing a water shortage state in a fuel cell stack based on degradation of cooling performance and deterioration of the fuel cell stack and determining a diagnosis level of the fuel cell system based on the diagnosed water shortage state of the fuel cell stack. In addition, a regenerative operation is performed by selecting a regenerative operation mode which corresponds to the determined diagnosis level.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2014Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Sang Uk Kwon